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Republicans in Congress are looking to stop states from enforcing laws that set guardrails on the use of artificial intelligence for 10 years. -
Lawmakers approved plans to issue "inflation" checks alongside making school meals free for students in public schools, among other measures that Gov. Kathy Hochul says fulfills part of her ongoing "affordability agenda." -
The bill would force companies that sell packaged foods to disclose more information, drawing an odd coalition of support. -
Lawmakers and criminal justice advocates are using a special legislative hearing on Wednesday as a chance to draw attention to violence in the state’s correctional facilities and renew calls for reform. -
The piece is a reproduction of a community lost to time and the waters of the Cayuga Inlet. -
This follows an April 14 letter sent by U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte, who citing media reports, encouraged U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice to investigate James over “falsified bank and property documents, and misrepresenting property descriptions” all to get better mortgage rates through FHFA and its subsidiaries. -
Legislative leaders say they could call lawmakers back to Albany to deal with potential federal cuts. -
Tech companies will now have to issue disclaimers in New York that its AI companion chatbots are not human, and refer users who express suicidal thoughts to mental health hotlines. New York lawmakers are placing the safeguards on artificial intelligence chatbots as more people are turning to them for conversation and companionship. -
New York's Native American mascot ban under federal probe, as activists and academics highlight harmThe New York State Board of Regents voted unanimously in April of 2023 to ban the use of Native mascots and imagery for school sports teams, with little exception. Something the state education department had already advised districts to do as far back as 2001 under Republican Governor George Pataki. But now President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Education is looking to weigh in. -
Manhattan Democrats want to thwart Musk’s plans for an “everything app.”
